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NASA Space Apps in Sarawak, Ready to Launch!

We are proud to host the NASA Space Apps Challenge in Sarawak! This is part of a coordinated event for the entire state of Sarawak, under Ministry of Education, Innovation and Talent Development. Our sister locations are Bintulu, Kuching, Miri and Sibu.

No matter whether you are a coder, scientist, designer, entrepreneur, technologist, or space science enthusiast, the world needs your ideas! This is your chance to experience, experiment, and explore solutions to our universe’s biggest challenge with many creative and passionate people from around the globe.

About Space Apps Sarawak

Space Apps Sarawak is extended to participants from all parts of Sarawak. Registration is FREE and open to anyone in the age group of 18 and above for Senior category and 13 to 17 for Junior category. However, we don’t limit people from other age groups from taking part in this challenge too. You can either participate individually or in a group of maximum 6 members. All parts of weekend hackathon will be conducted virtually while some bootcamps, workshops, meet and greet as well as opening ceremony and closing ceremony will be conducted in hybrid mode . Various bootcamps will be organised in September till October to help participants to get ready for the challenge. The Hackathon will be launched on 30 September, and it will begin at 9am on Saturday, October 1 and end at 11.59pm Sunday, October 2. The closing and award ceremony will take place on 8 October at 6pm to 10pm. All participants will receive a mystery swag pack from us!

This year, we are going to introduce a brand new gamification platform which allows more engagement and interaction between participants. We believe it will bring you an enjoyable experience throughout the journey!

To find out more about the bootcamps & workshops, please follow our Facebook Page and join our Discord channel. Only qualified and potential projects from the local event will be nominated to be judged by global time to compete for global winners.

Meet Your Local Lead

The local host for SpaceApps Sarawak is Teo Yuang Teck. As the Founder and Director of Realfun Learning Centre, he runs the coding school aiming to teach the kids and teenagers to code and get them to be future ready. He is also a Tynker Distinguished Educator and Meta Certified Trainer.

Teo Yuang Teck will be your Event Local Lead for Space Apps 2022 to support you in turning your projects into a reality. He is available from today until the end of this hackathon event to answer questions and connect you to resources as well as helping you to form teams. Reach out to us on social media or Discord to enquire and receive the latest news! Use the #SpaceAppsSarawak in your social media posts to share your own journey with the Space Apps community.

Local Awards

All locations (Bintulu, Kuching, Miri and Sibu) will be eligible to compete for attractive prizes and to be selected as Global nominees.

Our Valuable Partners & Collaborators

Organiser

Ministry of Education, Innovation and Talent Development (MEITD) was established in 2017 with an aspiration of providing young and upcoming talents with suitable teaching and learning environments, as well as relevant platforms to drive innovation. Their mission is to advance quality education and scientific research in Sarawak.

Partners

Realfun Learning Centre is a school which provides coding lessons for kids and teenagers aged 7 to 17, helping the next generation to be future ready! They use the award-winning platform, Tynker, to teach children coding concepts as well as to build games, apps, animations, websites and whatever the children can imagine. Started in 2018, Realfun has since reached out to more than 2000 children around the world and enabled 2 young Sarawakian to win the global NASA coding challenge in 2019. They have also empowered a group of teenagers girls to win the regional awards of Technovation Girls 2021.

SOL Digital Sdn. Bhd. is a digital marketing consultancy and agency that specialises in Facebook Ads and chatbot marketing. As a team of young and analytical creatives, they believe in helping businesses change the game with social media. Founded in Melbourne, they expanded to Malaysia in 2020. In the past years, they have helped over 20 corporates and SMEs build their digital presence.

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